This course is aimed to give you the tools and knowledge you need to start creating simple art for video games made in the Unity game engine. Through the aesthetic of pixel art we will explore artistic principals like shape language, color theory, and composition as well as show you a step by step workflow for creating assets that you can use to make your own games. The course is broken into 4 main modules, props, environments, characters, and animation. Each of these courses will have a series of video lessons alternating between artistic and technical skills culminating in a peer-reviewed project based assignment. The last module will challenge you to take the knowledge learned in the previous 4 and use it to create your own pixel art asset pack.
This course is aimed at art novices who are interested in creating art for their own games or contributing to game projects. If you are a game designer or programmer, you will find this course helps give you a glimpse into the world of game art. You will be able to better work with artists, or create your own prototype or final artwork. If you are an artist or visual designer who is interested in bringing your style to the world of video game development, this course will give you the workflow to properly interface with a game engine and help contextualize how your artistic sensibilities can enable gameplay.
If you have ever wanted to start making art for video games but have no idea how to start, this course is the perfect for giving you a solid foundation while teaching you usable practical skills. Our goal is to give you a sense of the whole pipeline from creation to setting up in a game engine.
Pixel Art for Video Games
proposé par
Université d'État du Michigan
Programme du cours : ce que vous apprendrez dans ce cours
Semaine
13 heures pour terminer
Week 1: Introduction to Pixel Art
6 vidéos (Total 27 min), 2 quiz
6 vidéos
Welcome!1 min
Introduction to Photoshop5 min
Photoshop for Pixel Art5 min
Basic Color Theory5 min
Making a Pixel Art Asset4 min
Importing Pixel Art into Unity4 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Pixel art prop checklist12 min
Semaine
23 heures pour terminer
Week 2: Pixel Art Environments
6 vidéos (Total 29 min), 2 quiz
6 vidéos
Basic Composition5 min
Environment Design9 min
Creating a Modular Pixel Art Tile2 min
Making a Pixel Art Tiling Set3 min
Pixel Art Backgrounds4 min
Importing Tiles into Unity3 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Pixel art environment checklist16 min
Semaine
33 heures pour terminer
Week 3: Pixel Art Characters
7 vidéos (Total 44 min), 2 quiz
7 vidéos
Character Design23 min
Designing with Color Schemes8 min
Blocking in a Pixel Art Character2 min
Adding Color to a Pixel Art Character1 min
Photoshop Brushes4 min
Finishing the Pixel Art Character2 min
Designing Pixel Art Enemies1 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Pixel art character checklist8 min
Semaine
43 heures pour terminer
Week 4: Pixel Art Animation
6 vidéos (Total 22 min), 2 quiz
6 vidéos
Animation in Photoshop2 min
Animating an Idle Animation2 min
Animating a Run Cycle4 min
Jumping Animation3 min
Importing Pixel Animations into Unity4 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Pixel art animation checklist10 min
Enseignants
Andrew Dennis
Professor of PracticeMedia and Information
Ricardo Guimaraes
Professor of PracticeMedia and Information
À propos de Université d'État du Michigan
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Foire Aux Questions
Quand aurai-je accès aux vidéos de cours et aux devoirs ?
Une fois que vous êtes inscrit(e) pour un Certificat, vous pouvez accéder à toutes les vidéos de cours, et à tous les quiz et exercices de programmation (le cas échéant). Vous pouvez soumettre des devoirs à examiner par vos pairs et en examiner vous-même uniquement après le début de votre session. Si vous préférez explorer le cours sans l'acheter, vous ne serez peut-être pas en mesure d'accéder à certains devoirs.
À quoi ai-je droit si j'achète le Certificat ?
Lorsque vous achetez un Certificat, vous bénéficiez d'un accès à tout le contenu du cours, y compris les devoirs notés. Lorsque vous avez terminé et réussi le cours, votre Certificat électronique est ajouté à votre page Accomplissements. À partir de cette page, vous pouvez imprimer votre Certificat ou l'ajouter à votre profil LinkedIn. Si vous souhaitez seulement lire et visualiser le contenu du cours, vous pouvez accéder gratuitement au cours en tant qu'auditeur libre.
Quelle est la politique de remboursement ?
Une aide financière est-elle possible ?
Do I need to use Photoshop?
You can use any image manipulation program you like, however as Photoshop is an industry standard image tool and works directly with Unity, we chose to instruct the course with it in mind.
Why do I need to learn to import things into Unity if I'm an artist?
Projects and companies can vary wildly between who is responsible for what. Even if you end up working on a project where you as an artist simply create the art and are not required to handle the engine side of things; understanding how to prepare an asset for a game engine and the work involved will make you a better team member. You should always strive to have some understanding of how your work interfaces with others.
Wow, this seems like too much work!
While the style taught here is simple 2d game art designed to get you up and running quickly, you will find the difficulty of the projects has a lot to do with the complexity you attempt. If it is your first time tackling these subjects I recommend keeping it simple for this course. You can always spend more time later improving and polishing your work. Perfect is the enemy of done!
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